Earlier this month, J&J announced that the 32-year veteran of the company and the face of its device business — Gary Pruden — will step down on June 1 and retire.
Interestingly, the press release announcing the replacement of Pruden did not contain the usual accolades from higher-up executives — in this case, it would likely be chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky— to recognize and thank a long-time employee. [A news report on Pruden’s departure had a statement from the company praising Pruden’s for his efforts that led to J&J’s collaboration with Google and the creation of Verb Surgical, but that was statement was nowhere in the news release ].
Instead, the company’s release almost entirely focused on his replacement —Sandra Peterson.
